Somehow, he still managed to elevate the short program, even though I thought his short programs before that point were the already pinnacle of skating. Yet he made it even better. Like how? How is he real?

I still remember my exact reaction when I watched this on a shitty livestream at some ungodly hour, which was, I didn't think figure skating could be like this. I cried.

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